Assessment with the class

What was the purpose of the cotton gin?

• picks cotton

• cleans cotton

• harvests cotton

• plants cotton

Who invented the cotton gin?

• Lyman Hall

• Abraham Baldwin

• Eli Whitney

• Elijah Clarke

What impact did the cotton gin have on the need for slaves in Georgia?

• decreased

• no impact

• minimal

• increased

Why did Georgia's capital move five times between 1780 and 1840?

• the population continued to move westward and the capital needed to be accessible to the people

• the capital needed to be further from the coastline to protect from weather

• the people wanted to capitals to continue to move so they were protected from the indians

• the government kept growing and became to big for its current location

The correct order of Georgia's capitals is

• Savannah, Atlanta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Augusta

• Savannah, Athens, Louisville, Macon, Atlanta

• Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville, Atlanta

• Savannah, Augusta, Louisville, Macon, Atlanta

What was the purpose of the Headright System and the Land Lottery?

• to encourage settlers to move out of Georgia to neighboring states

• to encourage settlers to settle in and around Georgia's coastline

• to encourage settlers to move into unsettled parts of Georgia

• to encourage settlers to move near major towns and cities

Which accurately describes the Yazoo Land Fraud?

• Georgia's judicial branch passed a law that land would be sold to the indians cheaply

• Georgia's Governor gave away land to friends and relatives as a gift

• Georgia settlers were reselling their land to land companies for a profit

• Georgia legislators were bribed into selling the states western lands for pennies on the acre

How did the Yazoo Land Fraud impact Georgia the most?

• Georgia's northern border was moved to the Altamaha River

• Georgia's western border was moved to the Chattahoochee River

• Georgia's southern border was moved to the St. Mary's River

• Georgia's western border was moved to the Mississippi River

Which accurately describes the Yazoo Land Fraud?

• Georgia's judicial branch passed a law that land would be sold to the indians cheaply

• Georgia's Governor gave away land to friends and relatives as a gift

• Georgia settlers were reselling their land to land companies for a profit

• Georgia legislators were bribed into selling the states western lands for pennies on the acre

Who was the Chief of the Cherokee Indians?

• John Ross

• John Marshall

• William McIntosh

• Elijah Clarke